HEALTHY CONTROLS

This completed Phase 1 study tested a radioactive tracer called [11C]Yohimbine in 16 healthy men to see how it binds to alpha2-adrenergic receptors in the brain using PET scans. The goal was to model the tracer's movement and measure its binding, as well as test how a drug called…

This completed study tested whether a one-and-a-half-hour lecture on moral reasoning could improve how people justify moral decisions. 86 healthy university students were split into two groups: one received the moral reasoning lecture, the other a lecture on logical reasoning. Re…

This study looked at how reliably a new imaging tracer called [18F]-FTC-146 shows up in the brain. Five healthy adults aged 18-65 had brain scans and blood tests to see if the tracer's uptake is stable and reproducible. No treatment was given; the goal was simply to understand th…

This study measured levels of certain brain chemicals (glutamate, nitric oxide, and L-arginine) in the blood of 40 children—some with Specific Learning Disorder and some without. Researchers also gave cognitive tests to see if chemical levels relate to learning and thinking skill…